The Cycle: Frontier is a first person shooter where you need to search for resources and extract alive on a planet full of monsters. There are locked doors throughout the map, which can only be accessed by obtaining the right key card.

While playing this game you will come across many locked rooms which have boxes filled with valuable items and loose loot on the floor. A Key Card is required in order to gain access to these rooms.

In this guide we will tell you all locations and how to find Key Cards on both maps in The Cycle!


Key Cards can be found in 4 different types of containers. The spawn Rate is different, be lucky and find all possible spawns. Read on for more detailed locations.


  • a Jacket that can be found all across the map, mostly hanging on chairs, shelves or other things

  • A Safe that can be found all across the map, mostly foundu below tables

  • A Brief Case that can be found all across the map

  • A Luggage that can be found all across the map

There are a few locations in particular where you can find plenty cointainers on both maps. In the two map images below you will see all locations where keycards can be used in Bright Sand and Crescent Falls.

The weight of a Key Card is only 0.1 and this allows you to store more of them in your Safe Pocket. Take them into raids without loosing them.


The first location in Bright Sand to find Key Cards is at the north west corner of the map below the Jungle Camp. Its a High Danger Zone. You can see it marked on the map image below and it can contain 4x Safe and 2x Jackets in the same building.


The second location in Bright Sand to find Key Cards is the Waterfall Lab. Its located at the north east corner of the map. Its a Low Danger Zone. You can see it marked on the map image below and it can contain 2x Safe and 2x Jacket.


More locations in Bright Sand:


  • the Vaccine Lab is located east on the map. There is a Extraction Point south from it. The small building north of it can contain 1x Brief Case and 1x Luggage

  • the Lagoon is located east on the map. There are 2 buildings south. Each one can contain 1x Jacket

  • the South West Collection Point is located south west on the map. There is a Extraction Point . The small building next to it can contain 3x Luggage

The best location in Crescent Falls is the Starport Admin Area located in the center of the map. You can see it marked on the map image below. This building has three floors and can contain up to 10x Jacket und 1x Safe.

Visit the shown locations to get the highest chance of obtaining Key Cards.